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rMBP choppy UI
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Increasing the specs has trade offs. Not only would it be more expensive, but the engineers would have to deal with more heat and more power draw.
Remember, you can't make everyone happy. There is always going to be someone complaining about something.
Sincerely, I'm getting tired of this problem. There is a thread in Apple Discussions forums that has 80+ pages of talking about this issue. Some of them even had talked to Apple's Engineers and the problem still pressists.
I have the 1st gen rMBP and the problem was there, the upgrade to ML and Mavericks helped a bit but the problem doesn't disappear. Anandtech stated that the GPU on first gen was weak (HD4000) but in fact 2 years later the GPUs are still weak? I think there is a bigger problem than GPU that is software optimization.
I have the 1st gen rMBP and the problem was there, the upgrade to ML and Mavericks helped a bit but the problem doesn't disappear. Anandtech stated that the GPU on first gen was weak (HD4000) but in fact 2 years later the GPUs are still weak? I think there is a bigger problem than GPU that is software optimization.
Bought my MacBook Pro retina Mid 2014, with 8 GB memory 2.6ghz 128GB SSD and tried out a number of sites using all four Display settings and have yet to notice lag. Seems like its not everyone but some have reported good results and some not so...
Bought my MacBook Pro retina Mid 2014, with 8 GB memory 2.6ghz 128GB SSD and tried out a number of sites using all four Display settings and have yet to notice lag. Seems like its not everyone but some have reported good results and some not so...
Try The Verge and try to resize manually Safari window or other apps Windows you'll see what lag is.
Tried out Verge/iTunes/app store/various websites with all four screen sizes through display Preferences, and manually resized Safari window and no lag yet. Will try out other sites later.
I'm scrolling up, and down, I'm clicking on different articles, I'm resizing, and still no noticeable lag. ????
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Still trying to reproduce what many are seeing but thus far all the attempts come up with no lag. I scroll slowly and moderately, than faster on all these sites with safari resized and a no go for me. Sorry jffluis, I cannot reproduce this issue.
Did so, and some of the click on's (Fruit pictures) on the site come up a tad behind the others while scrolling downward the first time only, but after that, all is well. What are you seeing ?
No stuttering
No lag for me
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months ago I checked this website at the
store on various macbooks.It scrolled smoothly on the mbas but not on the rmbps. The people there saw it, too.
I haven't tried it for a while and I don't have the rmbp and mba at hand atm.
Either some update fixed it or you must have a magic rmbp. Hold on to it
months ago I checked this website at the
It scrolled smoothly on the mbas but not on the rmbps. The people there saw it, too.
I haven't tried it for a while and I don't have the rmbp and mba at hand atm.
Either some update fixed it or you must have a magic rmbp. Hold on to it
I'll hold my breath and hope it doesn't show up, but I will continue to look into this. Amazing that I have no lag or stuttering yet, but my software is all new, and I don't have much on the new system yet either, not knowing if this has anything to do with it..Safari up to date as well
1. Very few pictures
2. Little music
3. Some work projects using Pages, and keynote/numbers
4. Internet stuff
5. YouTube
6. E-mail
I've got a brand new rMBP 13 and I don't see any UI lag on any of the linked websites either. Maybe it's your internet(??)... I don't know.
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...but if you're asking whether I can click and hold the corner of a window and move the mouse around and the window size doesn't keep up with my moving mouse, then yes, I notice that lag. It's worse on "heavy" websites than compared to a site like google.
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...but if you're asking whether I can click and hold the corner of a window and move the mouse around and the window size doesn't keep up with my moving mouse, then yes, I notice that lag. It's worse on "heavy" websites than compared to a site like google.
Just wanted to say I just got the new 2014 15" with the 750m , and turning off the intel video card made it night and day difference for me in UI responsiveness and scrolling in Safari etc.
I know its not an option on the 13" just was noting it for those considering the 15" the dgpu makes a big difference when told to use it only with no switching.
I know its not an option on the 13" just was noting it for those considering the 15" the dgpu makes a big difference when told to use it only with no switching.
I've got a mid 2014 rmbp. The verge and the other site someone posted don't lag when I manually resize but iTunes lags a lot. Needless to say, I haven't had it lag graphically when things have mattered. As in, when I am scrolling. I don't manually resize things so it doesn't matter to me.
13 inch running at best for retina (default).
13 inch running at best for retina (default).
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I have the original rMBP and Safari was choppy until I upgraded to the Yosemite public beta. I always use the the dedicated 650M graphics.
You may want to try downloading Webkit for OS X. It crashed more often than the built-in Safari browser, but man, was it fast.
You may want to try downloading Webkit for OS X. It crashed more often than the built-in Safari browser, but man, was it fast.
I think Mavericks is a little slicker, but the interface of OSX is fine. The animations are silly IMO though, compared to W8.1 where the windows just disappear instantly, menus shop open and shut in a blink. OSX is all drawn out animations that waste time and don't enhance the feel at all.
I'm on the 2nd version rMBP and its been slick and enjoyable for some time now.
The only lag would be noticeable in iTunes sculling, but this is iTunes not OSX. Something to do with having to match the windows version and not being written in the latest code for OSX.
I'm on the 2nd version rMBP and its been slick and enjoyable for some time now.
The only lag would be noticeable in iTunes sculling, but this is iTunes not OSX. Something to do with having to match the windows version and not being written in the latest code for OSX.
You do aware that there is a way to turn off those nasty animations don't you...?
And to improve things further, get cDock to revert your Dock to 2D, vastly improve things on the UI animation. I don't know why but the 3D dock has an adverse effect on UI lags...
Perfection went out the doors when Bertrand Serlet left Apple, all those software optimisations to hardware went out with him. Lion came out pretty much a disaster, Steve couldn't take it and kicked the bucket...
Now that Scott Forstall's legacy of skeuomorphism on OS X got dumped as well, brace for more UI lags on Yosemite and beyond... I know I'm seeing ****** UI pretty much worse than Mavericks despite Apple saying my Mac qualifies its requirements.
Flat yet GPU intensive...
months ago I checked this website at the
It scrolled smoothly on the mbas but not on the rmbps. The people there saw it, too.
I haven't tried it for a while and I don't have the rmbp and mba at hand atm.
Either some update fixed it or you must have a magic rmbp. Hold on to it
My rMBP lag fixed itself somehow. Using Yosemite and lag is almost non existent.
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Perfection went out the doors when Bertrand Serlet left Apple, all those software optimisations to hardware went out with him. Lion came out pretty much a disaster, Steve couldn't take it and kicked the bucket...
Now that Scott Forstall's legacy of skeuomorphism on OS X got dumped as well, brace for more UI lags on Yosemite and beyond... I know I'm seeing ****** UI pretty much worse than Mavericks despite Apple saying my Mac qualifies its requirements.
Flat yet GPU intensive...
********. Have you even used Yosemite? It is lag free now with my rMBP, before Mavericks gave me lag, now this doesn't.
YOU HAVE AN rMBP, I DON'T... So don't ever question me about whether or not have I used Yosemite...!
It's clear from my old piece of junk, Yosemite lags far worse than Mavericks...
YOU HAVE AN rMBP, I DON'T... So don't ever question me about whether or not have I used Yosemite...!
It's clear from my old piece of junk, Yosemite lags far worse than Mavericks...
I also have a early 2011 13" macbook pro. Reduced lag for sure.
Judging by how well iris pro handles games id say its also about efficiency. Doesnt the gpu shut off with every pause in action? Mine struggles too. Its really choppy on some click bait sites where theres a lot of twitter and instagram things tagged on. On one hand you wanna say theres no excuse but i let it slide. Im sure ill thange my tune in 3 years... and my macbook